The 2023–24 Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey season was the 68th season of play for the program, the 51st at the Division I level and the 40th in Hockey East. The Catamounts represented the University of Vermont, played their home games at the Gutterson Fieldhouse and were coached by Steve Wiedler in his 1st season.

During the summer, Todd Woodcroft was fired after an internal investigation by the college determine that the coach had exchanged inappropriate text messages with a student.^[1] Because the investigation had taken four months, by the time it concluded there was relatively little time to conduct a hiring search before this season. The Athletic department chose simply to promote Steve Wiedler to interim head coach and keep the rest of the staff in place.

With off ice issues settled for the moment, the team set about fixing their biggest problem; the lack of offense. The '23 Catamounts were one of the worst scoring team in the country, averaging less than 2 goals per game for the season. With that in mind it was perhaps a good thing that there were so many new faces for the program in '24. The team had trouble out of the gate with the new roster and coach struggling to find consistency. Vermont, too, was hampered by the vast strides for the rest of the conference as Hockey East was the top ranked league in college hockey that season.^[2] However, despite the difficulties, the Catamounts were able to take a step forward and climb out of the cellar.

The offense saw a slight improvement as the year went on with Jens Richards making huge strides in his game. The forward went from 4 points as a freshman to leading the team in his sophomore season. While the overall numbers weren't outstanding, the more-than 5-fold improvement was not something to be discounted. In goal, Gabe Carriere held the fort and kept Vermont in the game on most nights. Even when facing nationally ranked teams, the Catamounts proved to be a tough team to beat and they managed to win their fair share of games. By the end of the season, Vermont was 9th in the standings but, with how difficult their schedule had been, they were in the middle of the PairWise rankings. While the dearth of offensives punch cost them in the playoffs, the team had progressed and looked better than they had in years.

As of July 18, 2023.^[3]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Connor MacKenzie	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2002-05-10	Toronto, Ontario	Grande Prairie (AJHL)	—
2		Eli Barnett	Freshman	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2003-09-16	Ottawa, Ontario	Victoria (BCHL)	SJS, 195th overall 2022
4		Jérémie Bucheler (A)	Graduate	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-03-31	Saint-Laurent, Quebec	Northeastern (HEA)	—
7		Chris Théodore	Graduate	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-10-15	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Union (ECAC)	—
9		Joel Määttä (A)	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2002-07-06	Helsinki, Finland	Sioux City (USHL)	EDM, 222nd overall 2022
10		Mario Gasparini	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-28	Lakeville, Minnesota	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
11		Mateo Dixon	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-19	Toronto, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
12		Andrei Buyalsky	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-08-18	Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Dubuque (USHL)	COL, 92nd overall 2021
13		Timofei Spitserov	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2002-03-26	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Culver (Midget AAA)	SJS, 210th overall 2020
14		Dawson Good	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-04-17	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
15		Luca Münzenberger	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-11-24	Düsseldorf, Germany	Kölner U20 (DNL)	EDM, 90th overall 2021
16		Will Zapernick (C)	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-11-16	Edmonton, Alberta	Sherwood Park (AJHL)	—
17		Matt Cato	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-09-15	Whitby, Ontario	Trenton (OJHL)	—
18		Massimo Lombardi	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-18	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
19		Simon Jellúš	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2001-01-18	Ilava, Slovakia	Karlskrona J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
20		Xavier Henry	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2001-03-20	Scarborough, Ontario	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
21		Daniel Sambuco	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-10	Springfield, Pennsylvania	Lincoln (USHL)	—
22		Isak Walther	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-08-02	Södertälje, Sweden	Södertälje J20 (J20 Nationell)	NSH, 179th overall 2019
23		Ryan Miotto	Graduate	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-11	Thorold, Ontario	Canisius (AHA)	—
24		Duncan Ramsay	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-02-08	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
25		Jack Malinski	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-06-23	Lakeville, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
26		Thomas Sinclair	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-26	Toronto, Ontario	Fargo (USHL)	—
28		Lucas Jones	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-02-24	Calgary, Alberta	Fort McMurray (AJHL)	—
29		Jens Richards	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-12-14	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	Austin (NAHL)	—
32		Zach Dubinsky (A)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-03-14	Highland Park, Illinois	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
33		Philip Törnqvist	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-08-24	Gothenburg, Sweden	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
35		Gabe Carriere	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-11-05	Ottawa, Ontario	Waterloo (USHL)	—
39		Ralfs Bergmanis	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-03-13	Liepāja, Latvia	Sioux City (USHL)	—
50		Axel Mangbo	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-15	Höganäs, Sweden	Sioux City (USHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.^[6]
Note: USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.